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Winner: Brandt Snedeker will beat the odds to win in Houston (Picture: Getty)

Rory McIlroy will have to wait to knock Tiger Woods off top spot in golf’s world rankings.

Victory in the Shell Houston Open will catapult the Ryder Cup hero back into pole position but that’s unlikely to happen.

Stats from oddschecker.com reveal that no favourite has won the first event in the PGA Tour’s Texas swing in the last decade – and Rory is the 9/1 market leader.

Brandt Snedeker is back after a rest and catches the eye at 25/1 with Ladbrokes, Coral, William Hill and others while we will again follow Keegan Bradley after he tied third at the Arnold Palmer Invitational at Bay Hill on Monday at 12/1 with Bet Victor and Paddy Power, who pay each-way on the first six.

Chris Kirk has enjoyed success at Redstone and he is our each-way longshot at an easily available 40/1.

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Greyhound racing
Who is better? Pele or Messi? Leeds United striker Steve Morison and Norwich forward Grant Holt reckon it is the latter as they own Muskerry Messi, who runs against Riverside Pele in the 2.37 Puppy Final at the Easter Extravaganza – the Champions League of Greyhound racing – at Monmore tomorrow.

GreyhoundTV airs its first Sunday broadcast this weekend and track record-holder Holdem Spy can beat Alien Planet in a thriller at Coventry.

Baseball
The new baseball season starts on Easter Monday and the Detroit Tigers have the pitching and hitting power to win the World Series at 10/1 with Coral. They could meet the LA Dodgers in the Fall Classic and they are worth an each-way flutter at the same price with the same firm, Ladbrokes, Boylesports and Sky Bet.